BET's initial focus was on medical waste incinerator air pollution control applications.  These incinerators received considerable publicity in the late '80's and were the target of new, stringent emission standards for a dozen or more individual pollutants.  The small incinerators burned widely varying fuels, experienced frequent start-stop operation, and often had marginal operations and minimal management support.  This difficult market proved to be an excellent fit for BET's strong system design skills and their partnering philosophy, and BET rapidly established themselves as the market leader.  

While incinerators were the primary charter at that time, BET also provided a number of unique, special application systems that took advantage of their product and design experience.  These systems continued to meet the company's mission statement of serving "fabric filter based air pollution control systems for combustion applications".   

In recent years EPA legislation created significant markets for the BET style systems on two target markets:  industrial boilers and brick kilns.  BET's background, including the Standard Havens experience, coupled with their proven system designs for temperature control, acid gas scrubbing, toxic material removal and particulate control allowed BET to become a market leader in these areas also.

The company enjoys an excellent reputation with its customers, vendors, consulting engineers and industry leaders. References can be provided whenever necessary.

BET is an independent OEM supplier. All of the primary products (baghouse, evaporative cooler, semi-dry and dry scrubbers, etc.) are of their own design. System and component design is done "in house", supported in certain disciplines and in overload conditions when necessary by long term outside associates. Fabrication of the products is sub-contracted to established, experienced vendors. All project management, quality control and field services are provided by BET's in-house engineering.

The company has always been privately owned.  Richard Bundy founded the company and was president for more than 16 years.  During the 2005 to 2007 period, the company went through a planned and orderly transition as Dick retired from the day-to-day operations of the company.  Wes McKenzie, who had been a Vice President since joining the company in 1991, assumed the role of President in 2006.  In 2007 he completed the purchase of BET.  Dick has a continuing involvement, consulting when needed and managing selected special projects.